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The village bricklayers (chaang pun) know how to make the gravel concrete. Any color they will mix by a powder available in the hardware shops. Finally, they will wash it down by diluted acid HCL.
The acid can serve also for a cleaning if not done by a pressurized water.
Some Pools are possible ...Quote:
Originally Posted by NamPikToot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo8OYsPLK0g
All is here ... https://teakdoor.com/construction-in-...-swimming.html :)
NPT...maybe!Quote:
Originally Posted by NamPikToot
I have watched a lot of pool construct videos o i have a good general idea of what i needed and when
I know how to use heavy plant after my 'career' in the extractive industry, so an excavator, even a mini digger (Makro) will be no problem.
K.Pot will have to do the piling.
Re-bar can be tied together in any shape - it will only be 1m deep for most of it, and a lane at maybe 1.5m across the diagonal
I can specify waterproofing additives in the concrete mix
The pumps/pipes/filters, etc are all off the shelf
The sides of this pool will not be vertical - this is not a rectangular 'box' pool - its a walk-in lagoon pool.
I already have my design for the pool and waterfall.
i need an engineer to do the calcs re piling requirements before starting
K.Pot will be involved too, of course.
So.. maybe I cannot stretch to doing this..but maybe I can.
For sure i will talk it all through with him first, and any advice from TD will also be in the mix
Well there you go, all good. I didn't realise you had designs on getting so hands on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
remember when i was trying to identify this bush?
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well... here it is.
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The Sweet Karanda , or ชื่อ ต้นไม้ มะม่วงหาวมะนาวโห่
Fast Growth, Showy Fragrant Flowers, Edible Fruits, Attracts Birds, Wildlife Food/Shelter, Sub-Tropical, Heat, Wind and Salt Tolerant, Hedge, Container or Bonsai.
Biology
Leaves - opposite, obovte to oblong, cuneate base, obtuse apex, entire margin.
Trunk - simple spines at alternate nodes; milky latex.
Flowers - white or pink, in 3's, in axillary and terminal clusters.
Fruits - reddish purple berries
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free flowering, follwed by edible fruits
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Here are those thorns, strong and v sharp
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can be made into a drink too and is good for tackling anemia
That's a nice looking sidewalk, I may have to copy that one :)
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Is it a bush or can it be vined? Would make a nice security fence with those thorns
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Has anyone tried the fruit, they say edible but I've had some edible fruit which I didn't think was edible, is it similar to any other fruit?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
Well...'probably' NPT... we will commence the pool build AFTER I quit Dubai and am in LoS full-time.Quote:
Originally Posted by NamPikToot
So.. I need something to do... and digging holes is quite easy... lets see.
Seriously.. I think I need to be there as walk-in lagoon-style pools are not on most builder's construction repertoire...
Fruit: as food - commonly used as a condiment - pickles, chutnies, etc. Way back when, the Colonial British made it into jam, jelly and syrup.
Fruit: as treatment - part of the Ayuvedic herbal system, and used to treat acidity, indigestion, fresh / infected wounds, skin deseases, urinary disorders and diabetic ulcers. also for 'wind', stomach pain, constipation, anemia... and anorexia.. and insanity. Wait.. berries available to TD members in bulk and at discount prices... I think I can make a fortune here....
Leaf: as treatment - fever, diarrhea, earache.
Root: as treatment - relief from itchiness and as an insect repellent
Root: as stabiliser - with a heavily-branched root system, its good for stabilising slopes prone to erosion.
It was also part of the 'Great Hedge of India' (yes, really)... as it is easy to grow, drought-resistant and hardy. it gets dense quickly, forming a good barrier complete with sharp thorns, and needs little attention once established
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carissa_carandas
Personally, I will use it because i think it looks good, provides a good barrier quickly, and is something a bit different to the normal hedge choices..
Everything else as mentioned above is a bonus!
Its a bush, Dennis but I guess with the right pruning and encouragement you could train it to any shapeQuote:
Originally Posted by dennis4558
I will plant it OUTSIDE the boundary wall to 'break up' the wall appearance and add some colour and interest, but primarily for additional deterrent.
We have one of these! I always wondered what it was :) - the fruit is good and plenty of it, grows fast - very fast, pictured was cut right back three months ago, have to cut it 2 or 3 times a year as blocks out the sun as grass starts to die off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
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A2 if its what i think it has round red berries, the bird love them. They are sweet, i like then too.
Update - more wok on the main staircase
So this has been 'left' for some time, probably because the builder did not want to put the flooring down and have a fleet of size 9 work-flip-flops trashing it...
Now though he is carrying out more work:
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The second banister has been fitted on the left hand side.
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He has started fitting the Mae Daeng treads and risers
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Hopefully this will look pretty good when sanded and sealed
Update - main doors weather strip
When he hung the main (dragon) doors, i could not help but notice the air gap in the centre, especially when looking from the inside out...
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Weather strip fitted on the centre
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no air gap down the centre line
Boundary wall update. - Rear of the house
still the wall is ongoing.... mainly on the rendering side now:
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These pictures at the back of the house, running past the Sala.
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and..yet again.. the ladies doing all the work
Boundary wall update - front of the house
Work ongoing here too (I accidentally slipped one 'front of house' pic into the last posting - did you spot it!?)
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part of the driveway entrance
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...and the other side of that same drive in point
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waiting for the render.
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This is the wall going down between us and the lady who wanted 1,000,000 for 0.5 Rai
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The second 'entrance' nearest the camera is so they can still get access to the Chonburi Hilton
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Looking down from balcony to the top corner on the road frontage
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... and the other direction into the 'mangoland'
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This is where the pool will go, eventually
Folding Doors - update
Work also progressing on the folding doors for the master bedroom, dining room and main living room.
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Fitting the doors to the master bedroom
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I would have preferred glass - that blue is too stark...
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The main bedroom is largely finished now.
The floor needs sanding and sealing but he would only do that after the glass is in the doors
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Here the alignment for the living room doors is in progress...
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Getting the hinges to line up in the right position and check the doors fold smoothly - very important!
Glazing
Yes! Glazing has now started. the first few windows have been glazed, with a glass having a slight green tint
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You can hardly see that tint...
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Close up of one completed window.
I will but of course i will need to limit invitees cos the pool is only so big, so you need more than 5000 posts and its this Saturday!
And a new way of becoming "internet famous" with yet another selfie .....Thailand, aka Land Of Selfies :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
But more seriously ..........It's looking good , TD !!
Thanks Mike..yes, the final push for stage 1 and 2... but that final push seems to take forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikenot
As I mentioned before though, I am still stuck in Dubai so no need to race to finish - I will not be back there til the last week of APRIL.
He still has a few things to do yet:
The glazing, though he's started that now
Finish the boundary wall
all the skirting boards
Fit all the sanitary-ware
Electrician to complete all the lighting, switches, plugs, etc
Hang all the internal doors
Complete the painting where necessary
The drain field
The second wall at the back of zone 2, downstairs
Removal of the Chonburi Hilton
Complete site clear up
Basic site leveling
OK not a huge list, but he does not have a huge workforce here either.
Going to be a push to finish by end of April.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
lol yes Norton... but i'm quite 'OK' with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Norton
Aside from easing the pressure on my finances, there is the security issue too.
She's not keen to move in alone.
Therefore I don't really want the place completed and empty as that's a temptation....
Would be great if he was stlil 'on site' when i returned...
Hey AP2!Quote:
Originally Posted by Airportwo
...do you eat the fruit? and what does it taste like?
Think it is this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
Low maintenace. Sweet tasty fruit. Have a bunch.
https://today.line.me/th/article/33+...ณ-YQ7m7Q
Folks up here use for traditional medicine as well.
Kinda hard to describe - but I like it - as I said though it grows - fast, that was a bush four years ago, considered hacking it down a few times, requires a lot of upkeep as once it gets too high can't pick the fruit and blocks sunlight. Produces a lot of fruit for quite a long season. When cutting the grass under the tree you get a aroma of alcohol/wine as a lot of fruit drops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
I had it as this one, Norton
The Sweet Karanda , or ชื่อ ต้นไม้ มะม่วงหาวมะนาวโห่
Looks v similar to your one, and has medicinal properties, but I did not see the large thorns on yours..??
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Alcohol, eh? sounds like 'my kinda tree'..!Quote:
Originally Posted by Airportwo
I will plant it outside the wall and then keep it trimmed only up to wall height or a little lower. a severe cut-back every few years is no bad thing - encourages new growth
I was wondering if it really has alcohol-making (wine) potential..?
I already have a recipe for mango wine, for when we have more mangoes than we know what to do with
The "tree" we have, which I am sure is the same family needs a lot more cutting back than every few years, grown at least 3m in the past four months, reckon the fruit would be ok for wine, might give that a try this year, can you share your recipe for mango wine? wife makes a lot of wine, fast coming into mango season where we will have then coming out of our ..................Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
If you do plant them they need to be at least 5m apart, they really spread!
Cheers!
TD, not long now eh. On the folding doors, are the running along a top & bottom track? apologies if you've already said.
Garden wise, clearly you have started thinking on it, are you going to do the same as BiP and do a separate thread?
Hey NPT..doors top hung only because the lower runner often clogs up.Quote:
Originally Posted by NamPikToot
When closed it is of course secured with bolts
Did not really think about a separate thread since i have covered just about everything in this one. After it got going and took off as it has, I thought I would try to do at least one complete thread for the forums reader, for all things connected to construction , hence we are currently covering the boundary wall, and later will be the car port. At least the initial landscaping and layout will be in here but later once there is some garden to actually write about - why not?
Anyway, not long after we complete zone 1 and 2 comes...zone 3
Ah got it, thanks. I love that you have a zoned site...once i build my hovel i am going to go to great pains to zone my 3 rooms on my plan, that includes my outdoor room....:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
Nice. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by NamPikToot
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Norts, you hacked my plans.. that's more or less it with two indoor looms and without the fancy log cabin effect.
I've told her indoors that we'll need a separate small dog house for when i get to the addled stage where i wake and see her in bed and go "who the hell are you"...
Wow...long time away! (sorry bout dat)
A few updates, main one being...he's started the floor finishing now.
Window update
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Living room upstrairs in zone 2 - you can make out the slight green tint to the glass
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Master bedroom - can hardly see the tint in this picture - mind you I did not want solid leaf green and cant see anything in the right colour.
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It's more like a sort of 'polarising' effect
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You can see the effect better when 2 windows are back-to-back
Don't we all end up in one of those as we get older and forgetful....!!?Quote:
Originally Posted by Norton
I dream of waking up in a bed... last 2 weeks I have been waking at 3am on the sofa and the TV has a different movie on...Quote:
Originally Posted by NamPikToot
...of course I only work that out after 5 minutes of trying to make the new scenes fit with the ones I was watching 'only minutes ago'....
A very good choice, tinted glass. There's not only the slight heat reduction, but there is also a psychological effect of coolness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp